Anthropomorphism Collection (page 2)

Dancing with a Pig C1905
A boy dances with a pig while his friend provides the music

The Poor -- dogs in shabby clothes

Cat and kitten with pudding on a cutout Christmas card
Black cat and kitten with pudding on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Humanised parrots on a Christmas card
Humanised parrots chattering on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two Scottish frogs on a New Year card
Two Scottish frogs in tartan on a New Year card in the shape of a tankard with two handles. Date: circa 1890s

Lucky buoy! (colour litho)
8656786 Lucky buoy! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucky buoy! Woman in a bathing costume sitting on a buoy)

Man with a vegetable head (colour litho)
8656732 Man with a vegetable head (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a vegetable head. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The two goats: La Fontaine's fable, 1860 (engraving)
PCT4269328 The two goats: La Fontaine's fable, 1860 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info)

Satyrus, Ourang Outang. Engraved by Barlow, 18th century
3052972 Satyrus, Ourang Outang. Engraved by Barlow, 18th century.; Private Collection

Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho)
8634291 Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho)
8634290 Illustration for The Animals Trip to Sea (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649644 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649640 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649638 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title-page of The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649633 Title-page of The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title-page of The Fox's Frolic)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8649642 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho)
8651482 Illustration for The Fox's Frolic, or A Day with the Topsy Turvy Hunt (colour litho) by Neilson, Harry B (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Never too Old to Learn (engraving)
8655199 Never too Old to Learn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Never too Old to Learn. Illustration for Young England (1893).); © Look and Learn

O Lord! Send me a tom (colour litho)
8656775 O Lord! Send me a tom (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The maiden cat's prayer. O Lord! Send me a tom)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643610 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643577 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643390 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643337 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643334 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643332 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

The Chantecler of the North (colour litho)
8656275 The Chantecler of the North (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chantecler of the North. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

What's this I'm hearing about you? (colour litho)
8656220 What's this I'm hearing about you? (colour litho) by Studdy, George Ernest (1878-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: What's this I'm hearing about you)

Prima donna (colour litho)
8635665 Prima donna (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prima donna. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Trying to be good (litho)
8656579 Trying to be good (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trying to be good. Dog in a suit. Postcard, early 20th century)

You are the apple of my eye (colour litho)
8656532 You are the apple of my eye (colour litho) by Curtis, E.J. (fl.1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: You are the apple of my eye. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

You're the peach for me (colour litho)
8656466 You're the peach for me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: You're the peach for me. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

We miss you! (coloured photo)
8656329 We miss you! (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "We miss you!" Cute dog and cat in clothes)

A Joyful Event in a Lion's Family (engraving)
8672817 A Joyful Event in a Lion's Family (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Joyful Event in a Lion's Family)

The Elephant Marguerite or; Love's Oracle in West Africa (engraving)
8672792 The Elephant Marguerite or; Love's Oracle in West Africa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677259 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Civilization advances by leaps and bounds (chromolitho)
8677493 Civilization advances by leaps and bounds (chromolitho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civilization advances by leaps and bounds)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677308 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Portraits de Brunswick, 1792 (engraving)
8677260 Portraits de Brunswick, 1792 (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portraits de Brunswick, 1792)

And the Rat, Wore a Feather in his Hat (litho)
8670631 And the Rat, Wore a Feather in his Hat (litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: And the Rat, Wore a Feather in his Hat)

Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil
JAB5036747 Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo man, Indian ethnic group of the forests of Brazil. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Effects of the Hunting Act. The hare walks with the cane in hand and the rabbit lady is in a carriage dragged by two
DUV4222354 Effects of the Hunting Act. The hare walks with the cane in hand and the rabbit lady is in a carriage dragged by two rats

The monkey Jacot left Andre le Savoyard, his master, to become a portrait painter, c.1830 (engraving)
DUV4222429 The monkey Jacot left Andre le Savoyard, his master, to become a portrait painter, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J. Langlume, editor around 1830)

Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel"
JEB4935304 Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

La Chevesche du pope ou sa dame de compagnie - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by
JEB4935215 La Chevesche du pope ou sa dame de compagnie - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man
JAB5036806 Breesian civilization: " Breed Apinage, Province of Gaya Brazil". Face of a man. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

The lark and the pinson. Illustration by L. Nehlig of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds
PCT4280170 The lark and the pinson. Illustration by L. Nehlig of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds enfantines"

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Anthropomorphism, the art of attributing human characteristics to non-human entities, has been a fascinating subject throughout history. Dating back to 1891, when A Select Committee first delved into this concept, it has captivated our imaginations and sparked creativity in various forms. Take for instance Henry Stacy Marks' creation - a whimsical Christmas card showcasing cats enjoying a lively party. The feline creatures seem almost human as they revel in the holiday spirit. Similarly, an alligator dressed up to meet you in Florida adds another layer of anthropomorphic charm. Even advertising cards have embraced this enchanting phenomenon. Thoms Castile Soap of Manchester cleverly depicts animals engaging in everyday activities like carrying food or ice skating on Christmas cards. These seemingly ordinary moments become extraordinary when we witness frogs gliding gracefully or owls diligently ringing bells. The magic continues with a Birthday Greetings postcard featuring a family of cats at home, celebrating just like humans do. And who can resist the adorable sight of six owl bellringers spreading joy during the festive season? But anthropomorphism doesn't stop there; it extends its reach even into poster advertisements. Pettijohns breakfast food is promoted through an image that showcases animals gathering around a table as if sharing a meal together - reminding us that these creatures possess relatable qualities too. In literature and art alike, anthropomorphism takes center stage. "Three Little Kittens" tells us tales where kittens behave much like mischievous children while Alice encounters the Dodo bird who exhibits human-like traits despite being part of the animal kingdom. Lastly, imagine encountering a turkey playing the role of a banker. This humorous portrayal exemplifies how they are inject humor and playfulness into unexpected scenarios. From Victorian times to modern-day interpretations, anthropomorphism remains an enduring fascination for artists and storytellers alike. It allows us to connect with nature's creatures on deeper levels by attributing human qualities to them.